My CDL Trainer

....Anyway. I think I'll just mind my own business.

 

This guy hasnt even opened the Hood since we left Missouri on Saturday. I open it for my Pre-trip practice But he doesn't ever look inside.

We picked up a new flatbed trailer the other day and I did a friggin inspection on it myself because he wasn't checking the brakes or anything.

Call me paranoid But I personally would like to know that a piece of equipment we never saw before at leas try as brakes before we leave the yard?

 

Thanks SE.. I actually know I have a lot to learn and I have a lot of questions. But my trainer is frustrating because he doesn't explain things at all. Everything seems like It's nit important to him.. like the cracks in the chips in the windshield he doesn't explain at that point they will be an issue. He just told me pretend they aren't there.

We actually get along pretty Well... But I'm Also trying to focus on Not training indefinitely for No reason. He seems to understand that, But he's Also a LO and there's very little time for real training. I still don't think that is too much to ask to have a little bit of actual training everyday... We do have enough hours left over everyday.

 

He's Not interested in it at all trust me. We go inside the same time everyday so far. We eat together, we go inside together we come out together. Yesterday he finally said Oh darn I should probably at least check the oil level. He just is Not doing it. Fortunately the truck seems to be OK But I'm No mechanic. Lol. There is oil or something on the steering gearbox... But It's Not actively leaking. It's a lot more covered in stuff than any other truck I've looked at so far though. Again, No one really taught us this stuff in depth so I feel like... OK there's grease or oil on the gearbox, my sheet says it shouldn't leak... So now What? Lol. Look it up on Google I guess

In the morning he doesn't even leave the truck check the lights or nothing. He starts the engine.. checks the gauges foe a bit.. goes inside to pee and were off?

I don't wanna be the know it all student and be like umm shouldn't you actually inspect your ##### truck, But I just had it drilled into my head that this should be fairly important so I'm getting crossed signals here...

 

Also, I was gonna buy a flashlight yesterday because we've been leaving early in the morning, and he said don't worry about it you can just practice when it gets light out on our 30 minute break.

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Heading Florida to Wyoming tomorrow... Apparently we are gonna hit snow somewhere? Nervous if we gotta go through the mountains. Lol